February 1, 2013

Westmoreland Weather

There was 0.03" of precipitation (0.2" of ice and snow) in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 17º F, skies were partly cloudy, and winds were west at 3 mph. The barometer reading was +0.38" since yesterday morning. (30.09 inches Hg on non calibrated barometer.)
                                                                                                                                                     

Forecast

The low today was 14ºF and the high was 28ºF.
                                                                                                                                                                

Last Years Weather on this Date

Last year on the 1st the low was 51º F, the high was 63º F, and 0.06" of precipitation was recorded for the 24 hour period preceding 5 AM for this CoCoRaHS station.
                                                                                                                                                            

Today's Normal and Record Temperatures (Bowling Green, KY airport)

                High          Low
------------    -----------   -----------

Normal (KBWG)   47ºF          27ºF

Record (KBWG)   74°F (1911)   -9°F (1951)
                                                                                                                                                       

CoCoRaHS

CoCoRaHS is a volunteer system where average people who like weather can record the precipitation at their location and help various climate researchers better understand precipitation patterns. For more information, go to the CoCoRaHS web site.
                                                                                                                                              

1/31/2013 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -

The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 3.80" at Cleveland. There were 352 reports from Tennessee. The most new snow was 3.3" at Erwin.
The most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.55" at Westmoreland.                                                                                                                                       

So far 9545 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 5.76" at Boone, North Carolina.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
Reports of 4" or more -
North Carolina - 18
Virginia - 5
Maryland - 4
                                                                                                                                                               

The most new snow reported was 18.0" at Lewistown, Montana.
The most snow reported on the ground was 65.0" at Soda Springs, California.

TN-SR-32 Weather History
January 2013 had 6.43" of precipitation, the average low temperature was 30.8ºF and the average high was 47.7ºF. There was 0.1" of snow and ice.
January 2012 had 4.77" of precipitation, the average low temperature was 30.2ºF and the average high was 51.7ºF. There was 0.6" of snow.
January 2011 had 2.61" of precipitation, the average low temperature was 24.7º F and the average high was 40.8º F. There was 8.0" of snow.
January 2010 had 4.27" of precipitation, the average low temperature was 24.2º F and the average high was 40.4º F. There was 9.1" of snow.
January 2009 had 7.12" of precipitation, the average low temperature was 24.2ºF and the average high was 42.7ºF. There was 1.4" of snow.
January 2008 had 3.84" of precipitation, the average low temperature was 25.1º F and the average high was 44.0º F.
January 2007 had 4.53" of precipitation, the average low temperature was 31.4ºF and the average high was 48.2ºF.

(Before 2007, I used a different rain gauge and estimated rain to the nearest tenth.)
January 2006 had 7.3" of precipitation, the average low was 35.0ºF and the average high was 54.3ºF. There was 3.5" of snow.
January 2005 had 5.1" of precipitation, the average low was 34.0ºF and the average high was 49.6ºF. There was 0.7" of snow.

Precipitation from beginning of year through the end of January -
2013 - 6.43"
2012 - 4.77"
2011 - 2.61"
2010 - 4.27"
2009 - 7.12"
2008 - 3.84"
2007 - 4.53"
2006 - 7.3"
2005 - 5.1"